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National Gallery of Art

25,760 works

Engraving of two bearded men in robes on a rocky ledge under trees, with a serpent in the foreground.

The Temptation of Christ by the Devil

Christoffel Jegher after Sir Peter Paul Rubens, 1633

Loose watercolor and ink sketch of women in elaborate hats against a field of green dabs, by Édouard Vuillard, 1892.

Four Ladies with Fancy Hats

Edouard Vuillard, 1892

Colored woodcut of a seated man in a blue jacket with a yellow bird, against a dark angular background, signed A. Wach 1919.

Poverty (Armut)

Aloys Wach, 1919

Watercolor and pencil design of a nude woman seen from behind among blue and yellow foliage, with a blank right side.

Program Design for the Théâtre Libre [recto]

Edouard Vuillard, 1890

Chiaroscuro woodcut of a nude warrior with spear, shield and plumed helmet, in brown and green tones.

Mars

Hendrick Goltzius, probably c. 1594

Etching of a vaulted interior with a dove above an arched portal, Virgin, Saint Anne, a child, an angel, and a courtyard beyo

The Virgin and Child with Saint Anne by a Portal

Daniel Hopfer, 1520s

Red chalk drawing of a standing bearded elderly man in draped robes holding a book, identified as Saint Andrew.

Saint Andrew

Girolamo Muziano

Pencil sketch of a vase of flowers with loose, tangled blooms and vertical hatching suggesting an interior behind it.

Vase of Flowers

Edouard Vuillard, 1900

Red chalk drawing of a nude male figure holding a lyre, with an animal skin draped behind him.

Apollo

Unknown artist, c. 1510/1540

Head of a Bearded Man

Edouard Vuillard, 1889

Brown wash drawing with white highlights of a haloed standing woman holding a jar, with an angel and a seated figure beside a

Mary Magdalene [recto]

Biagio Pupini, in or after 1524

Red chalk drawing of a seated male, a standing nude woman, and a winged cherub with sketched studies.

Paris Awarding the Apple to Venus

Francesco Albani

Brown ink drawing of the Madonna and Child enthroned with Saint John the Baptist kneeling and Saint Andrew beside an X-shaped

The Madonna and Child Enthroned with Saint John the Baptist and Saint Andrew

Bernardino India

Kneeling Woman Lifting Her Hand to Her Head

Parmigianino, in or after 1531

Red chalk drawing of a bearded standing man in a flowing cloak, pointing and reaching toward the left.

Standing Bearded Man Pointing Toward the Left

Unknown artist, mid 17th century

Engraved battle scene with mounted warriors, rearing horses, fallen soldiers, and a burning city in the background.

The Battle with the Cutlass

after Giulio Romano Agostino dei Musi, c. 1531

Pen and wash drawing of a bearded man in a robe beside an ox and donkey in a stable arch with a fruit garland above.

Study for One of Two Stained Glass Paintings Representing the Nativity

Hans von Kulmbach, probably c. 1510

Studies of Major von Washington

Wilhelm von Kobell

Engraving of the Descent from the Cross, with men on ladders lowering a body, mourners below, and a city in the distance.

The Descent from the Cross

after Andrea Mantegna Anonymous, 16th century

Etching of overgrown classical ruins with columns, sculpture fragments, and a helmeted seated figure in the foreground.

Veduta del Ponte Lugano

Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Watercolor drawing of a classical courtyard fountain with a Corinthian capital, water jets, and a draped statue in a niche.

Fountain in a Courtyard

Charles-Louis Clérisseau, 1768

Engraving of a nude male figure ascending among clouds inside an ornate oval frame flanked by two cherubs.

A Blessed Spirit

Cherubino Alberti after Michelangelo, 1591

Pen and wash drawing of a Corinthian capital and entablature with acanthus leaves, volutes and measurement notes.

L'Ordre Corinthian

Charles-Louis Clérisseau, 1768

Engraving of a muscular nude man in an oval frame with two cherubs and ornate scrollwork, after Michelangelo, 1591.

Saint John the Baptist

Cherubino Alberti after Michelangelo, 1591

Grey wash drawing of Roman ruins with a carved sepulchre, columns and niched statues, framed by an arch opening onto distant

Roman Ruins with a Sepulchre

Charles-Louis Clérisseau

Engraved portrait of a seated man in a robe holding a palette, with a second image of him on an easel behind.

Jan Maurits Quinkhard

Pieter Tanjé, 1741

Engraving of Christ in glory above the Virgin and a saint, with a kneeling Saint Francis before an altar.

Vision of Saint Francis

Federico Barocci, 1581

Engraving of the sacrifice of Iphigenia with a burning altar, a priest, an eagle, a deer, and classical figures.

The Sacrifice of Iphigenia

Nicolas Béatrizet

Etching of the Holy Family with a young Saint John and a lamb beside a classical column.

The Holy Family with Saint John

Bartolomeo Biscaino

Etching of the Nativity: Mary cradles the infant Christ while angels descend with a lantern and Joseph sits beside an ox and

The Holy Family Adored by Angels (The Large Nativity)

Bartolomeo Biscaino